Frozen

You don’t know the joy my heart feels when you’re close The measures of pain left from years of heartbreak are erased Moment by moment Hour by hour Every second looking into your eyes Full lifetimes come and pass And we are frozen

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Goodnight Ophelia

Gale force winds blow the trees I’m surrounded by the sounds of gods The river runs swift and the white caps rise quickly Neither the Wind or the River hold on My heart is a collection of memories Both good and bad Drifting in and out of love it survives sorted forms of alienation from…

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Love's greatest lie

What is the truth of the heart? Loves greatest lie is hope Giving into the belief that we can touch another persons soul Without losing our own How did we start? Where will it end? Are these questions even needed? Lost on a road only guided by dim stars we navigate by our own fears…

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The Strange Universe

How is it that the Universe can bring a person into your life who seems in every way perfect for you, and reflects everything that your soul cries for. Then the Universe throws so many obstacles in your path that just touching that persons hand seems a Herculean feat? Hearts are so easy to be…

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As she walks away

The vision of her blue dress and the lingering ghost of her perfume is all that remains As she walks away Her soft kiss still rests upon my lips as the cool breezes carries the cottonwood blossoms falling around me like snow As she walks away Visions of endless sunsets we’ll never walk under and…

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I let go

How often I daydream about waking up next to you Feeling your soft skin in the morning Watching the dim light from the rising sun dance off your hair Feeling your breath on my face as you wake Breaking my own heart I let go Watching you dance I imagine all the places you take…

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It's raining on the inside

I’m stuck between the sounds of the wind And the beating of my heart Songs of new life and new love Surrounding me like a dark symphony A quartet of angels or a hard metal band of demons? I’m not sure My head is clouded by the needs of my heart Love is here …So…

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Fireflies and Fairies

You were never mine to hold onto Only in a memory The wind swiftly brings the essence of spring flowers That same smell Your smell I miss the fireflies from my youth I miss so few things Cupid shot and missed Missed one I’ve become a shadow of what I could have been with you…

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Air

I follow you with my eyes as you walk across the room Tonight was a night we had talked about I had many dreams about You moved slowly Like a lost memory returning to my conscience Your smile Your eyes As you brushed my legs with your gown The hair stood in anticipation My breath…

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